
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
DMS-39 USS Cowie (ex DD-632)
- Ellyson Class Fast Minesweeper (ex Gleaves Class Destroyer):
- Displacement: 1630 tons
- Length: 348'4"
- Beam: 36'0"
- Draft: 17'5"-17'6"
- Speed: 37 knots
- Armament: 4 5"/38, 5x4 21" torpedo tubes
- Complement: 276
- High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 50,000 h.p.
- Built at Boston Navy Yard and commissioned (DD-632) 1942
- Converted to Fast Minesweeper, 1945
Additional Links:
"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Cowie
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Last updated:
July 7, 1997